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ts

  • Posts: 55
"starting a war"
« on: October 18, 2010, 02:11:55 pm »
After leafleting a few streets which hadn't had windows done for about six months or more and picking up a half dozen customers I get a call from someone saying im in their patch and I should see what happened to the last guy who tried this. Then was approached in the area few days later as I sat in my car by the guy and his burly friend (with another two in their car) saying the above. Fortunately it was outside the row of shops and was busy or it may have turned ugly (for me!).  There laying claim to a large town and surrounding villages very near where I work and live yet there coming from other side of the city. Bit annoying when I mostly work on my own and these guys just turning up when they feel like it and when they do they miss out windows etc too.

the bfg

Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2010, 02:19:07 pm »
you should get their registration number and go to the police,   nip it in the bud right away

don't try and reason with them or argue your case just go to the police

Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2010, 02:20:57 pm »
where do u work

ts

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2010, 02:26:00 pm »
Glasgow and outskirts. I had been told they werent coming back and I had mentioned that to about two customers so they were annoyed at that. But it was a genuine mistake I wasnt trying to take their work as I didnt think they were coming back. Some of it hadnt been done since January.

ts

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2010, 02:27:45 pm »
Also said we know your car and have your reg number???!! whatever that means?? Think its tyre slashing and bodywork scraping hes alluding to?

Llaaww

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2010, 02:57:57 pm »
Never give in never surrender, its not BITISH. ( though I am not clued up on scotch)

 

Have you got a licence for that area??

has he???
if it is dirty it is fair game

ts

  • Posts: 55
Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2010, 02:58:58 pm »
No mondeo! He did mutter about my fancy car and fancy leaflets though! mind boggles when folk are worried about leaflets (£29 they cost).

ts

  • Posts: 55
Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2010, 03:01:18 pm »
Im applying for my license for this area. There are four of them and work for someone who runs it from home. I doubt they have licenses very much.

james44

Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2010, 03:11:26 pm »
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Im applying for my license for this area

TS if this is the case then you yourself should not be working in the area either! unless you have a temporary one to do so.

ts

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2010, 03:15:25 pm »
Yeah I realised it was a different council. Ill have it for next month. But the issue wasn't license with them it was territorial.

ian1972

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2010, 03:47:08 pm »
Stick at it fella do contact the police and keep a record of all threats so if anything does happen u can take them to court,hopefully u b able get a injunction to keep them away from u if that fails baseball bat and nuts tend to work a treat lol

bad trippy

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2010, 04:11:58 pm »
Shame it aint down this way, me and frankybadboy could have give em a slap for you, un aided by Gold who would just bash scripture at em  ;D ;D ;D
Tosh n squeeky could have come over the bridge for the day too  :)
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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2010, 04:44:51 pm »
mate they are thugs mate you can target anywhere yiu want sod em and get canvassing like us pinch the whole lot

s.w.c

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2010, 05:01:50 pm »
there not thugs there just idiots trying there luck shouting about it, a real thug you would have been dealt with before you knew about it, the type that shout there gobs of are idiots, they rely on intimidation tactic , that's all don't loose sleep over them just smile an carry on.

Ian101

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2010, 05:31:12 pm »
there not thugs there just idiots trying there luck shouting about it, a real thug you would have been dealt with before you knew about it, the type that shout there gobs of are idiots, they rely on intimidation tactic , that's all don't loose sleep over them just smile an carry on.

couldnt have put it better myself .... the ones who tell you what their going to do very rarely do ... the ones to worry about are the ones who tell you why they have smacked after they have / or you come around  ;)

just do your own thing

mark dew

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #15 on: October 18, 2010, 05:38:10 pm »
I had been told they werent coming back and I had mentioned that to about two customers so they were annoyed at that.

So you approached their customers and told them the previous wc wasn't coming back.
It's not suprising they are peed off with you.
Hopefully you will learn a lesson from this. Approach everyone but don't lie about their previous wc's.
It's better to get on with other wc than not. You've started off on the wrong foot. You should give whoever lied to you a slap, maybe.  :)

AuRavelling79

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2010, 08:27:18 pm »
>Love you too trippy!  ;D

As for scripture I quite like the one at John 18 v 10.  ;)
It's a game of three halves!

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #17 on: October 18, 2010, 08:42:36 pm »
ts mate some have suggested going to the police and thats what I would do if it worried me enough, but you don't have a license yet so if you go down that road you are just as likely to end up getting charged as the bullies. Just ignore them and hope they don't carry out any threats.

Llaaww

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2010, 09:05:46 pm »
>Love you too trippy!  ;D

As for scripture I quite like the one at John 18 v 10.  ;)


Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.)

if it is dirty it is fair game

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Re: "starting a war"
« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2010, 09:32:08 pm »
learn to defend yourself! goto www.gracieuniversity.com

you will love it if you try it!